Electronic-Measurement Based Care for Major Depressive Disorder

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Conditions studied: Major Depressive Disorder

In brief

The pilot study will evaluate whether electronic-Measurement Based Care (e-MBC) using the UT Southwestern MyChart personal health record is feasible, associated with patient and health care team satisfaction, and improves treatment outcomes compared to a standard treatment model. The project will be conducted in the Simmons Cancer Center Clinic at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas as a collaborative effort between the Departments of Psychiatry, Oncology, and Family and Community Medicine. The primary patient population will include adults with significant depression and/or starting an antidepressant treatment and/or experiencing a treatment change. The study will compare two groups, an e-MBC group and an office-based standard care MBC group. Study staff will explain the study to the patients, specifically explaining that study participants will receive either office-based MBC or e-MBC. Eligible participants must be willing to receive either form of treatment monitoring. Participating patients will be randomly assigned to receive either e-MBC or office-based MBC. In the e-MBC group once a month the study nurse will send a prompt from the participating patients treating physician requesting the patient to use the MyChart system to fill-out the MBC scales. Beyond these monthly assessments, patients will be encouraged to utilize the MyChart MBC assessments (e-MBC) at any time to communicate with their physician. Patients experiencing difficulties using the e-MBC system will be given additional instruction by the study nurse. Patients and physicians will be trained in the use of the eMBC system. In the office-based MBC group the study nurse will schedule monthly treatment visits and request the patient call as needed to report symptoms. The evaluation period will be 6 months.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT01583998
Run by: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
People needed: 0
Starts: 2011-06-01
Expected to finish: 2016-12-01
Last updated by the study team: 2019-02-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Patients must plan to continue living in the clinic area throughout the study
Patients must be 18 to 65 years of age
Patients must give written informed consent
Patient must have clinically significant depression and/or starting an antidepressant treatment and/or experiencing a antidepressant treatment change
Patients must be willing and able to use MyChart to communicate with their physician

You may not qualify if…

Patients with a current Axis I diagnosis of Bipolar disorder or Schizophrenia
Patients who cannot read and understand English since all research instruments are not yet translated and validated in Spanish or other languages
Patients whose clinical status requires inpatient treatment at the time of baseline interview.
Current substance abuse or dependence
Patients with current suicidal ideation
Patients with general medical conditions that contraindicate antidepressant medications

Where it is running

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center — Dallas, Texas, United States

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